Bound by Flame Review

Last year, an indie company known as Spiders released Mars: War Logs. This Sci-fi RPG was slightly over-ambitious, over a little too soon, and had a slightly wonky combat system. Despite its shortcomings, I found it to be rather enjoyable. It certainly wasn't a AAA title, but that was fine, because it worked. Bound by Flame is the developer's foray into the world of fantasy, but does...
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Normally, reading up on the kinds of awards you'll be getting for playing a game is a pretty snooze-worthy activity. In the case of BrÃ¼tal Legend, Double Fine has once again managed to inject creativity and fun into places where there usually is none.
Take, for example, the "Coolest Thing Ever" award, given for jumping over a Hextadon in the deuce. I have no idea what that means, but it sounds awesome. Or the "Beast Master" award, unlocked when you ride every animal in the world.
By far the the most interesting of the bunch is the "Six Degrees of Schafer" award, named after Double Fine founder Tim Schafer. You can only get it by meeting Tim Schafer himself in an online multiplayer match, or playing with someone who already has the award. In other words, you might end up having to play with someone who played with someone else who played with someone who played with Tim Schafer to finally get it.
You can find the full list of Achievements/Trophies after the jump. Read More